The pharmacist is responsible for preparing and dispensing medications while designing and monitoring patient-specific pharmacotherapy. They also provide education to medical staff and ensure adherence to medication-use policies and safety requirements.
Requirements summary
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a current Maryland Pharmacist license. A PGY-1 residency, BPS certification, and ACLS certification are strongly preferred.
Shady Grove Medical Center If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire an experienced Clinical Staff Pharmacist for our Pharmacy Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a In Patient Clinical Staff Pharmacist, you will:
Prepare and dispense medications.
Utilize pharmacy support personnel.
Provide in service education for physicians, nurses, and other practitioners
Perform pharmacy functions to assure safe and effective medication delivery to the Nursing Department
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapy.
Help assure adherence to medication-use policies
Participate in the formulary process.
Comply with all accreditations, regulatory and safety requirements.
Maximize work efficiency with use of technology.
Respond to requests for drug information.
Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care.
Participate in departmental performance improvement program.
Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
Participate in the process for assessing, managing and reporting medication errors.
Manage time effectively. Qualifications include:
Strong customer service skills.
Ability to handle multi-task environment and medical emergencies.
Basic PC skills such as Microsoft Word and department specific software programs.
Ability to communicate verbally in good English.
Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy (BS/PharmD degree)
Current Maryland Pharmacist license required
Strongly Preferred: Minimum one year of hospital pharmacy practice
Considered: Recent graduate w/ minimum 2 years hospital pharmacy technician/intern experience; or non-hospital pharmacist experience, with counseling and medication therapy management
Supervisory/management experience not required but welcome
Strongly Preferred: Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification
Strongly Preferred: American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Strongly Preferred: Member of American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP), and/or Maryland Society of Health-system Pharmacist (MSHP) Work Schedule: Employment Type: Full-time Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week Typical Daily Schedule: Varied Shifts rotating in central and decentralized areas of pharmacy Shift Type: Days/Evenings/Occasional nights as needed Weekend Requirements: Required Every third weekend rotation Holiday Requirements: Required/Rotating/Follow company holiday calendar On-Call: no Shift Differential Eligible: Yes Pay Range: $55.88 - $83.82 If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as: United States of America (Non-Exempt) At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you. We do this by offering: Work life balance through nonrotating shifts Recognition and rewards for professional expertise Free Employee parking Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available) Paid Time Off Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered! COVID-19 Vaccination Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination. Tobacco and Drug Statement Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use. 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Our Mission: We extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, MD., is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization of dedicated professionals who work together each day to improve the health and well-being of people and communities through a ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services. Consider joining our team of over 6,000 employees and become part of one of the longest serving healthcare systems in the Washington, D.C., area that has a long-standing tradition as the largest provider of charity care and community benefit in Montgomery County. Notice of E-Verify Participation
